9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Oct. 27, 2023
Jewish parents appeal ruling on sectarian schools
The appeal seeks to reverse a decision by U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton, who upheld the state Department of Education requirements that state funds for disabled children cannot go to religious schools.
Parents of Jewish children asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to strike down California requirements that schools receiving funds to teach disabled children be nonsectarian, arguing that such rules discriminate based on religion.
“California excludes Orthodox Jewish children and schools from equal access to special education benefits, for no reason other than that they are religious,” wrote Eric C. Rassbach, an attorney with The B...
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